Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2935540 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) has a lower success rate than PCI of non-occluded coronary stenosis. Failure to cross the occlusive lesion with a guide wire is the main cause of unsuccessful PCI of a CTO. Multi-imaging modalities may provide valuable information for PCI of CTO. This paper reviews the role of invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities such as intravascular ultrasound, optical coherent reflectometry, CT coronary angiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in facilitating percutaneous coronary intervention of CTO.
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Authors
Kean H. Soon, Joseph B. Selvanayagam, Nicholas Cox, Anne-Maree Kelly, Kevin W. Bell, Yean L. Lim,